{"id":18215,"date":"2014-06-24T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=18215"},"modified":"2014-06-24T00:59:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T05:59:37","slug":"apsu-school-of-nursing-receives-35000-grant-with-montgomery-county-health-department-for-breast-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2014\/06\/24\/apsu-school-of-nursing-receives-35000-grant-with-montgomery-county-health-department-for-breast-health\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU School of Nursing receives $35,000 grant with Montgomery County Health Department for Breast Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-47306\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/apsu-logo-200x123.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" width=\"200\" height=\"123\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The Austin Peay State University School of Nursing and the Montgomery County Health Department will continue to support the fight against breast cancer, thanks to a recent $35,985 grant from the Greater Nashville Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.<\/p>\n<p>For the second year in a row, the Nashville Komen affiliate has awarded the grant to the two organizations to provide breast health education and services to underserved populations in this community.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_241536\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/APSU-School-of-Nursing-recieves-Komen-grant.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241536\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-241536\" title=\"Dr. Patty Orr and Joey Smith, director of the county health department, recently received $35,985 to support local breast health.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/APSU-School-of-Nursing-recieves-Komen-grant-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Patty Orr and Joey Smith, director of the county health department, recently received $35,985 to support local breast health.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-241536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Patty Orr and Joey Smith, director of the county health department, recently received $35,985 to support local breast health.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cThis grant helps provide mammography services to underserved women in Montgomery County, and it gives our nursing students an opportunity to do community education and service in our community regarding breast health,\u201d said Dr. Patty Orr, director of the APSU School of Nursing and associate professor and occupant of the Lenora C. Reuther Chair of Excellence in Nursing.<\/p>\n<p>Orr wrote the Komen grant with Joey Smith, director of the county health department. The Nashville Komen affiliate recently awarded several grants to local nonprofits to assist with education, screenings and treatment for breast cancer. Other agencies funded included St. Thomas Hospital and the Tennessee Department of Health, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal of this program is to identify any cancer early when it can be treated successfully,\u201d Orr said.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Orr by email at <a href=\"mailto:orrp@apsu.ed\">orrp@apsu.ed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; The Austin Peay State University School of Nursing and the Montgomery County Health Department will continue to support the fight against breast cancer, thanks to a recent $35,985 grant from the Greater Nashville Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. 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